Pakistan wins toss, bowls 1st vs England in 3rd test

Pakistan wins toss, bowls 1st vs England in 3rd test

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 7:32 p.m. ET

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Pakistan has won the toss and decided to bowl first in the third test against England at a rainy Edgbaston.

The four-test series is tied at 1-1.

Pakistan brought in left-handed opener Sami Aslam to replace Shan Masood on Wednesday, while Sohail Khan came in for paceman Wahab Riaz.

Steven Finn replaced injured allrounder Ben Stokes to give England a four-man pace attack.

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England: Alastair Cook, Alex Hales, Joe Root, James Vince, Gary Ballance, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson.

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Sami Aslam, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali.

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